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‘Don’t underestimate the journey of an owned business’ – Tenzing Natural Energy founder Huib van Bockel speaks to Global Drinks Intel

Olly Wehring
Last updated: 04/06/2025 at 6:54 PM
By Olly Wehring
4 June 2025
12 Min Read

‘Anyone who starts their own business is either extremely naive or extremely overconfident.’


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In late-April, the UK division of Heineken ventured into the energy drinks category for the first time, buying a minority holding in the Tenzing brand. Shortly afterwards, Global Drinks Intel editor Olly Wehring sat down with founder Huib Van Bockel to hear more about his nine-year journey with the plant-based energy drink.What was your journey to setting up Tenzing?I was always intrigued by the marketing and creative side. After I finished university in Holland, I started my career at Unilever, which at the time was the marketing place to go to. I was there for six years, but I missed the cr

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Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.
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